FFVII whips N64 rentals

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Guess what's sitting pretty at number two on the rental charts?

By IGN Staff

According to the latest report from the Video Software Dealers Association, Final Fantasy VII continues to go from strength to strength in the rental charts, leaving top N64 titles in its wake - Star Fox and Mario Kart are the most notable - as it muscles its way to the number two position. This is a quite astonishing achievement for a PSX title, because top positions in the rental charts are usually exclusively dominated by N64 titles.

Why is this happening? Well, it's down to a combination of things. Phenomenal marketing hype is helping out, along with the fact that PSX players are not traditionally RPG players and could well be checking out the title before buying (always a wise move). And of course there's the age-old reason why N64 owners have a higher propensity to rent stuff - simply because N64 titles are so expensive that owners of that console can't afford to buy as many games as PSX owners. Of course our hearts bleed openly for them... heh heh heh.